There are concerns about Dyfed-Powys Police’s performance in keeping people safe and reducing crime, a recent inspection has found.

The latest Police Efficiency Effectiveness and Legitimacy inspection carried out by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary Fire and Rescue Services states that the force is “good at investigating crime but it needs to improve how it prevents crime and anti social behaviour.”

The inspection, published in May, was discussed at a meeting of the Police and Crime Panel, held at Ceredigion County Council, Aberaeron.

It found neighbourhood policing “inconsistent” and although the force is good at understanding and identifying vulnerability, the inspectors was concerned that “officers do not always complete a risk assessment when they respond to reports of domestic abuse”.

It found that the “force may not be adequately protecting vulnerable people”.

Three areas were assessed – effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy – which were found to be either good or needs improvement.

Effectiveness was said to be good: “We found that Dyfed-Powys Police is good at reducing crime and keeping people safe.

“The force needs to improve how it prevents crime and anti-social behaviour.”

It added: “The force needs to make sure it protects the public from crime consistently” and needed to improve how it protected vulnerable people, highlighting that it was good at supporting vulnerable victims.

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